Dolby Labs: The Sound of Movies

Description

Angus McGilpin, director of content development at Dolby Laboratories, and a guest sound designer will explore the art and history of sound in film-from how it is created and designed in the mixing room to how it is experienced by audiences in the theater. Using their animated short film Silent as a guide, they will examine the role of sound in the filmmaking process and how sound and picture work together to tell stories on screen. 

Angus McGilpin is the Director of Content Development at Dolby where he is responsible for creating cinematic and video content to demonstrate how sight and sound experiences can be improved with Dolby technologies. He recently produced “Silent,” the company first animated short film, which celebrates the evolution of cinema. He joined Dolby in 2001 as a video editor and motion graphics artist. When he’s not creating more vibrant and magical cinema experiences, he enjoys surfing and partying with his two daughters. He is also a gnarly belly flop artist.

John Loose is Senior Manager, AV and Media Production at Dolby Laboratories, Inc. John originally joined Dolby in 1997 to kick-start the computer game industry’s adoption of Dolby Surround. Since 1999, he has managed the in-house Media Production department at Dolby and is also a leading surround mixer and mastering engineer.   He has mastered multichannel audio for hundreds of DVDs and Blu-ray discs including discs for Lady Gaga, Zakir Hussain, and Metallica. He has mixed many top artists in 7.1 channel surround including OK Go, Wilco, The Killers, B.O.B., The Beach Boys, and the San Francisco Symphony. Dolby Atmos is his current mixing passion, a revolutionary new 3D audio format.